Jewelry-chain.



D. J. PEARCE.

JEWELRY CHAIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY H. 1914.

1, 1 38,495 Patented May 4, 1915.

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ATTURNEY THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D. C

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DUTEE J'. PEARCE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

JEWELRY-CHAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1915.

. I Application filed May 11, 1914. Serial No. 837,685.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Du'rnn J. PEARCE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jewelry-Chains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in jewelry-chains, and its object is to produce a chain of this character which is provided with means for enlarging or reducing the efiective size of the same so that it may be interchangeably used to embrace the neck of the wearer or to enable it to hang down upon her bosom.

Heretofore, the so called locket chains have usually been regulated to accommodate themselves to the different styles or manner of wearing the same by tying it into knots when using as a neck-chain thereby necessitating a looped part at the back which is objectionable as to appearance when associated with a low-cut dress, as well as having an injurious frictional contact constantly occurring with the wearers neck.

In accordance with the present invention there are provided in a chain one or more suitably spaced links having relatively large eyes to accommodate hooks or other attaching contrivances provided on the chain ends.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chain embodying the invention in its preferred form, the chain being illustrated in a contracted size. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the chain extended. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the chain to an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a spring-controlled attachment.

In the drawings, the reference numerals 5 designate portions of a chain connected to a locket 6 and having at its ends openable attachments or hooks 7. These hooks are of a character to enable them to be opened without the necessity of using tools and when employed preclude all danger of accidental disengagement. The showing of the drawings is of the well-known type of snap-hooks, conventionally called spring-rings. In: cluded in the chain are double-eye links 9 whereof one eye A of each constitutes the means for articulating with the ordinary links of the chain while the other eye, B, serves as a connection, either directly or through the medium of a link 10, with an attachment hook 7.

The links 9 are disposed in such relative positions that when the same are selectively engaged by the hooks, as in Fig. 1, the chain will be of suitable size to wear as a necklace. When thus connected, the chain parts will overlay between the engaged links. When the hooks 7 are coupled, as shown in Fig. 2, the chain is extended to its greatest size for supporting a pendant or charm upon the breast.

The invention is readily regulated as to size and in any form is of an attractive appearance.

Having described my invention, what I claim, is

1. A chain of the class described, having at its extremities inter-engageable attachment hooks, said chain being provided at distances from its extremities with links having supplementary eyes, which are respectively engageable by said hooks whereby the efi'ective size of the chain may be lessened.

2. A chain of the class described provided with attachment hooks at both extremities for coupling the, ends of the chain to enable the latter to be worn at its maximum size, said chain being provided with depending links which are adapted to be engaged bv the respective hooks whereby the size of the chain is reduced suitable to be worn as a necklace.

3. A chain of the class described, provided with a hook at each extremity of the chain, and double-eye links interposed between the single-eye chain links to afford means for detachably securing the hooks to the chain at predetermined distances from the ends thereof.

4. A chain of the class described comprising a plurality of inter-connected links, certain of said links being provided with depending eyes, and snring-locking attachment hooks provided on the extremities of the chain, said hooks being adapted to be engaged with each other or with selected ones of said eyes to afford, in effect, an endless chain of variable sizes.

Signed at Seattle, VVZLSlL, this 4th day of May, 1914:.

DUTEE J. PEARCE.

Witnesses:

PIERRE BARNES, E. PETERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

